Handcrafted Classical Guitars & Historical Instruments
Classical Guitar Making & Instrument Restoration Workshop
I build handcrafted classical guitars using traditional methods and carefully selected, well-seasoned woods. Classical guitars form the core of my work. Alongside this, I undertake historical plucked and bowed stringed instruments by commission, informed by period design, research, and long-established workshop practice. Each instrument is made individually, with an emphasis on clarity of sound, balance, and long-term stability.
With over thirty years’ experience, I also provide restoration and repair services for fine instruments from the guitar, violin, lute, and mandolin families. This work informs my making and is approached with respect for original materials, structure, and historical integrity. My workshop is located in the Dandenong Ranges, approximately 35 kilometres east of Melbourne’s CBD. Visits are welcome by appointment.
In The Workshop
Classical Guitars
My primary focus is the making of classical guitars, informed by the Spanish master instruments of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. I work with traditional techniques refined over generations of makers, aiming to produce instruments with clarity, balance, and an aesthetic grounded in historical precedent rather than fashion.
Historical Design Instruments
Alongside my core work, I undertake commissioned projects to recreate rare and historically significant plucked and bowed stringed instruments. Past work has included nineteenth-century gut-string guitars, as well as mandolins, mandolas, lutes, theorbos, violins, viols, and bows. Each project is approached individually, guided by research, period design, and suitability of the commission.
Restoration
I also carry out restoration work on fine instruments from the guitar, violin, lute, mandolin, and viol families, including bows. Restoration is an important part of my practice and is undertaken with respect for original materials, structure, and historical integrity, with the aim of preserving both function and character for future use.
Contact Sachar Amos
Send us a message and we'll be in touch.Sachar Amos · Stringed Instrument Maker
Contact Sachar on 0425 782 681 to arrange a workshop visit....All enquiries are welcome.